World record for Pakistan hockey players

The players made 43 passes in one minute to seal a place in Guinness Book of World Records.


Web Desk March 12, 2013
The players made 43 passes in one minute to seal a place in Guinness Book of World Records. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

LAHORE: Hockey players on Tuesday made a world record for the most passes completed in one minute, Express News reported.

The players had gathered in National Hockey Stadium Lahore and completed 43 passes in one minute, sealing a world record.

Officials representing the Guinness Book of World Record were present on the occasion and confirmed that a world record of most passes in one minute had indeed been made.

Field hockey is the national sport of Pakistan. In the past, the Pakistan hockey team had set a world record of four Hockey World Cup titles.

Sohail Abbas holds the current world record -- of 338 goals -- for most international goals scored by a player in the history of international field hockey.

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